Boots Haul - Classic Favourites

You know what happens you go in Boots for one thing and come out with four at least that's what happens when I see 3 for 2 on offer and beauty is something I have a weakness with. The pieces I picked up today create my classic look that I have been wearing for years, cat eye, red lips and brightening the high points of my face.

Loreal Lumi Magique Highlighter Pen RRP £8.49

This concealer is a repurchase as if you've seen some of my tutorials I often use this to highlight my under eyes as I have unfortunately dark circles that just won't go and this product brightens them and can be used as a warm yellow toned highlighter for your face too. 

If you'd like to see how I done my nails click here.

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer RRP £4.19

Another repurchase that I have been buying the past two years is this wonder product a heavy duty liquid concealer that will hide your spots/blemishes/dark circles I can't live without this concealer and is available in a shade that suits my skin (another miracle). No matter what concealer I try I always end up going back to this one and always need one in my make up bag use over a primer for a concealer that won't budge all day there's a reason there's so many bloggers love this product.

Loreal Super Liner Perfect Slim RRP £6.99

Whenever someone asks me which eyeliner should they get I always recommend this one it's my favourite as it's easy and quick to use gives you a jet black liner look and when used with an eye primer stays all day, this is my secret weapon for cat eyes.

Loreal Color Riche Pure Red Collection in 'Blake' RRP £6.99

I had already picked two Loreal products so when I saw the new Pure Red lipsticks I decided to treat myself to a new red lipstick as this would be free from the offer I immediately chose 'Blake's' red as this is a colour that flatters me most. The packaging of these lipsticks are much more luxurious than a standard drugstore lip product the black croc textured packaging with gold accents make you feel a million dollars and the formula is moisturising with great staying power and has a satin finish with a subtle shine when the light hits your lips. 

What are your staple make up products that you have to repurchase?

Let me know in the comments!

Steph

Natural Collection Haul

When I was in Boots a few weeks ago I was sampling concealers with my sister and we went over to the natural collection stand as it had a fairly big mirror so I could see what the concealer looked like against my skin but then we noticed the make up and and price. When I first started wearing make up at age 12 I used to go to Boots with my sister or school friends and we would buy make up from Natural Collection mainly because it was all under £1.99 and was simple to understand not like the intimidating Loreal or Maybelline counters! By the time I was 14 I had pretty much the full Natural Collection counter every nail polish, eye shadow, lip gloss but as I grew up I moved onto Max Factor, Benefit and MAC letting me completely forget about my make up collection when I was 14. My sister and I then visited 'Nostalgia Lane' as we looked back through the eyeshadows and nail polishes remembering the names of them and my first mascara the people in Boots must have thought we were slightly crazy. 

To me Natural Collection reminded me of when I first began experimenting with make up seven years ago (oh god I feel old) even my 'blue eyeshadow phase' and trying out lip glosses in every colour they had. I have never used make up as a cover up I started using make up because I have always enjoyed it and how it makes me feel when I wear it, I enjoyed wearing different colours it fed my creativity. When you're younger you have less restrictions you don't know that you probably shouldn't wear blue eyeshadow and liner you just get handed this palette of colours that you can experiment with and create all these different looks you wear blue eyeshadow because it's the colour of the sky and bright pink lips because its like your favourite ice lolly. 

Even now I do make up tutorials because I enjoy them it's like a form of dressing up I don't ever get put down on whether guys don't like my make up because it's not natural it's something that I enjoy I'm not doing this to impress others. This turned into a way more deep post than I intended but moral of the blog post is if you enjoy something don't let anyone else take it away from you.

Now onto the haul!

I bought the lipgloss in 'Barley' it just puts a sheer shimmer coat on your lips and doesn't last very long a bit of a duff purchase but I was sucked in by the rose gold colour. I picked up the blush in 'Peach Melba' which I believe is a colour dupe for MAC's 'Melba' blush I really love this peach/pink colour it's great for summer. I also picked up a couple of the eyeshadows in 'Butterscotch' the pale pink one and 'Barley' the gold shimmer I love this gold it has amazing pigmentation and really stands out on the eyes it creates a great beach look.

Above are the swatches as you can see for £1.99 they have really good pigmentation and colour payoff. 

Have you saw any make up favourites that you used to love?

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